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yards northeastward from the point are Lewis rocks, two detached 

 rocks, the eastern being 20 feet high, and both are steep-to. 



The coast from Lewis point continues cliffy eastward, 2f miles to 

 Gulls Nest rock, a large detached rock, 53 feet high. Immediately 

 westward of this there is a cluster of low-water rocks M'hich, with 

 Gulls Nest rock, form, at the foot of the cliff, a place known as Seal 

 cove, where boats easily land during the fresh northerly breezes that 

 occasionally blow obliquely across the bay. A small patch of rocks, 

 with less than 6 feet of water over it, lies ^ mile westward of Seal 

 cove at 200 yards from the shore. 



From Gulls Nest rock the cliffy coast trends nearly eastward for 

 If miles, and then turns northeastward for 1,200 yards to the mouth 

 of a gully, off which at a distance of 200 yards is Ship rock, 58 feet 

 high. 



Ship cove, formed by the slight cui'\ e in the coast ^ mile southwest- 

 ward of Ship rock, extends from the Spout, a conspicuous waterfall 

 eastAvard f mile from Gulls Nest rock, to Shoal point northeastward 

 1,200 yards from Ship rock. 



Shoal point is the termination of the cliffy coast which extends 

 here from cape Anguille, though from Ship rock to this point the 

 cliffs are almost entirely clay and sand, while to the westward they 

 are more generally rocky. A stony ridge, with 1 to 3 fathoms of 

 water OA'er it, extends southwestward 1,500 yards from the point, and 

 terminates 600 yards westward of Ship rock. There is an extensive 

 patch of low-water rocks and bowlders directly off Shoal point, but 

 close to the shore. 



Cape Anguille mountains extend northeastward from cape 

 Anguille and terminate southward 5 to 6 miles from Shoal point; 

 their highest point is 1,862 feet above the sea, but the range is gener- 

 ally flat-topped and much cut up by large, deep gullies. The slopes 

 are densely wooded, but the summits are bare of large trees and gen- 

 erally covered with dwarf spruce, which grows so thickly as to be 

 almost impassable. 



A noticeable feature on the side of the hill inland from Ship cove 

 is the telegraph road leading to Great Codroy, which has been cut 

 through the woods and passes over the top of the range. 



The locality under the eastern end of the mountains, and extending 

 from Shoal point to Harbor head, is known as the Highlands. 



Plaster cove lies northeastward about a mile from Shoal point; 

 its shores are dotted with the cottages of settlers, who are employed 

 in fishing, farming, and lobster packing; at f mile from the point 

 there is a striking outcrop of gypsum in the cliff. 



The northeastern part of the cove is shallow, there being only 3^ to 

 4 fathoms water at 600 j^ards from the shore, but, westward of this, 



